Period Music! What can we expect and personal suggestions

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#10

Yeah, I can live with Central Europe but for me Czech Republic will always be part of Eastern Europe. That’s just de facto common sense imo. I don’t mean that in any bad or insulting way. :wink:

That being said I’m always happy that so many people of the "old Eastern Europe countries want to be as western as possible (just look at the people in Ukraine…). You still have that positive mind about the EU and all that stuff. In the “old” Western Europe countries it’s often even the opposite in the meantime… :expressionless:

#11

That is actually a very good point. While the style of music may not differ from what else was being played at the time, the lyrics and tone would likely be as varied as they are in today’s music, but of course there would likely be very few if any records of the songs created at that time by the common people.

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#12

I think biggest difference will be stuff like the speed of the music, and the lyrics, like the vulgarity of the songs. While for the church almost everything is about god and jesus, common people will sing about joy and happiness, sadness and loss.
Marching songs, drinking songs, battle songs… I like to hear those! even if they are not completely historical accurate… Instrumental choice those matter more to me.

#13

To be honest. Lumping Czech republic together with other other East Europe countries is one of very few things that people here may find offensive. What we have in common with those countries is forty years of history that ended twenty years ago. Rest of our history has lot more in common with Western Europe. We used to be one of most advanced areas in Austria-Hungary Empire. Independent part of Holy Roman empire. One of most influential kingdoms in whole Europe.
Also there is much older separator between Eastern and Western Europe - religion. East has ties to Byzantine Empire with Greek and Slavic rites and Western with Rome and Latin rite. The Latin rite has more than thousand year tradition in our lands while the Greek rites start to be more prevalent to the east of our borders.

(Sorry for slightly off topic rant)

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#14

I didn’t know Eastern Europe was an insult, sry. For me there is only one Europe, no worries… :wink:

#15

It’s very interesting actually :smiley: history like this is why I’m so interested in this game.
As a Belgian I see my country not as such historical importance, although I am more familiar with bourgondien parts of the middle ages.
Personally I see Europe just as east and west geographically (not historical) and from my point of view you guys are eastern :wink: if that bothers you I won’t call it that again.

Medieval music for KCD
#16

Whether we are Eastern or Western Europe doesn’t matter as long as we are not considered by that as some barbarians who discovered electricity last year :stuck_out_tongue:
But not to do this off-topic, It is true that music, which was played in pubs during that time, is definitely not that which you can listen now flagged as medieval music. And unfortunately those original song will be really hard to find since they were shared usually from bard to bard without any scores. But I don’t know exactly. According to the description of that stretch goal they probably find out some original songs already

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#17

Oh God no…
Instrumental only…

#18

[quote=“OmarTheBest, post:16, topic:9865”]barbarians who discovered electricity last year :stuck_out_tongue:
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I always wondered, how do they make games without electricity? :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

#19

Sounds like parts of Wales :slight_smile:

#20

What I obviously am talking about is just instrumental music, but more from the common people and with time period instruments

#21

But isn’t that already covered by the 400k stretch goal?

Thus I don’t think we will hear German or Bulgarian bands.

#22

yes I read that but if you read more of this thread you would see that my concern is more about the use of historical instruments and if the music is not all “church” music, because that is what most 'ancient song books consist of.

#23

I don’t know, yo, I’d like me some phat organ sound, ya know. :smiley:

No, seriously, would be nice when I enter a church or monastery and the priest or whoever it does would play something on the organ. It would be even better if I could play it myself.
Or imagine this in the monastery (Sazava Monastery)
-> a Gregorian choir plus organ. That would add to the atmosphere immensely.

So, I can’t see a problem with ‘church’ music. Quite the contrary. :wink:
:microphone: :open_mouth: :pray: :expressionless: :church:

#24

This is the most accurate example of profane and folklore music from that period and place I guess: http://www.emusic.com/album/various-artists/musica-in-bohemia-in-tempore-caroli-iv/14232593/
Some other songs:
http://ukazky.matous.cz/26_04.mp3
http://ukazky.matous.cz/05_11.mp3
http://ukazky.matous.cz/26_17.mp3

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#25

church music in churches would be great :smiley: but not through all the game all the time :wink:

#26

These are great!! If we get music like the Saltarello (from the first link) then I am happy :smiley: it really is dancing music and many neo-medieval folk bands play it (like Corvus Corax).
I really hope for music like this! Omar you are really The best :slight_smile:

#27

I guess this will be solved by the modularity of AI as they described it, thus monks will sing their songs just during some part of the day as well as folklore band won’t play in the pub all the time but for example in the evening.

#28

so if we can get music like this it will probably be just from ingame NPC’s and not like ingame background music… that could please me :slight_smile: and if it doesn’t I’ll just put a cd on while gaming :smiley:

#29

Good topic! I’m recommending the Inquisitor soundtrack for your consideration and listening, very good tracks.

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